How to Say ‘I turned it off.’ in Japanese
切りました。
kiri mashi ta
[kee-ree mah-shee tah]
💬 Usage Tip: Past polite form: [切りました]. Good for reporting what you already tried.
🇯🇵 In Japan: When you tell a landlord what you tried, it builds trust and can speed up getting a technician dispatched.
Phrase Breakdown
切り
kiri
[kee-ree]
turned off; cut (polite past)
Polite past form of 切る. In troubleshooting reports: “I turned it off.”
ブレーカーを切りましたが、直りませんでした。
I turned the breaker off, but it didn’t get fixed.
まし
mashi
[mah-shee]
polite past marker (part of 〜ました)
This is part of the polite past ending 〜ました, used for polite statements to a landlord/management.
いったん電源を切りました。
I turned the power off once.
た
ta
[tah]
past tense ending (part of 〜ました)
Part of the polite past ending 〜ました (did). Used when reporting what you already tried.
ブレーカーを切りました。
I turned the breaker off.
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